Product Recall Number: 11-013
Why was Wolverine, Spider-Man and Iron Man 2 Projector Flashlights recalled?
The flashlights can cause the batteries and/or bulb to overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 11-013
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2010-10-18
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Wolverine, Spider-Man and Iron Man 2 Projector Flashlights
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: The flashlights can cause the batteries and/or bulb to overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 275,000
Incidents: The firm has received three reports of incidents involving batteries overheating in the recalled flashlights. Reported incidents include a flashlight that melted and a flashlight battery that caught fire. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: None Listed
Sold At: Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, Dollar Tree $1 Stop, Deal$ and Dollar Tree Deal$ stores nationwide from August 2010 for about $1.
Importers: Greenbrier International, Inc., of Chesapeake, Va.
Manufacturers: Consumers should take the recalled flashlights away from children immediately, remove and properly discard the batteries and return the flashlights to the store where purchased for a full refund.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed